Wolfgang Kautek

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Wolfgang Kautek
Born11 April 1953 (1953-04-11) (age 69)
Nationality Austrian
Alma mater Vienna University of Technology  ; University of Technology Berlin
Scientific career
Fields Chemist
Institutions University of Vienna

Wolfgang Kautek is an Austrian Physical chemist and the head of the Physical chemistry department at the University of Vienna. [1]

He is the President of the Erwin Schrödinger Society for Nanosciences (ESG) [2] and the Chairman of the Research Group "Physical Chemistry" at the Austrian Chemical Society (GÖCh). [3]

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